Foshan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$230
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
686K

The cost of living in Foshan is 36% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7844th and 5951st ($611 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 630th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shizuoka

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Foshan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$16729

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$782
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$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063